NATIONAL NEWS
Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard
Read full article: Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hardAmericans are feeling the strain already with less than three weeks to go until the expiration of COVID-era tax credits that have helped many people pay for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
Historic rains and flooding trigger dramatic rescues in Washington state
Read full article: Historic rains and flooding trigger dramatic rescues in Washington stateRecord floodwaters are slowly receding in Washington state after triggering evacuations, inundating communities and prompting dramatic rescues from rooftops and vehicles.
Problems with commercial driver's licenses for immigrants found in 8 states so far
Read full article: Problems with commercial driver's licenses for immigrants found in 8 states so farThe federal government’s crackdown on commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants has now found problems in eight states in the wake of several deadly crashes.
Critically wounded National Guard member being moved to in-patient rehabilitation
Read full article: Critically wounded National Guard member being moved to in-patient rehabilitationA West Virginia National Guard member who was shot last month in the nation’s capital is being transitioned from hospital acute care to in-patient rehabilitation.
Florida plows ahead with push to roll back certain vaccine mandates for schoolchildren
Read full article: Florida plows ahead with push to roll back certain vaccine mandates for schoolchildrenFlorida officials are plowing ahead with a proposal to roll back certain vaccine mandates for the state’s schoolchildren.
Winter virus season so far is not too bad, but doctors worry about suffering to come
Read full article: Winter virus season so far is not too bad, but doctors worry about suffering to comeIt may feel like you are surrounded by sniffles and coughs, but flu season activity is still low in many parts of the U.S. New government data posted Friday shows that as of last week, flu activity was high in four states — Colorado, Louisiana, New Jersey and New York — and minimal or low in most others.
Illinois becomes 12th state to provide medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill
Read full article: Illinois becomes 12th state to provide medically assisted suicide for the terminally illIllinois residents with terminal illnesses may choose to end their lives on their own terms under a law Gov. JB Pritzker has signed.
Justice Department sues 4 more states for access to detailed voter data
Read full article: Justice Department sues 4 more states for access to detailed voter dataThe U.S. Justice Department is suing four more states as part of its effort to collect detailed voting data and other election information across the country.
Justice Department asks appeals court to block judge's contempt inquiry in mass deportation case
Read full article: Justice Department asks appeals court to block judge's contempt inquiry in mass deportation caseThe Justice Department has asked an appeals court to block a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March.
Trump administration delays decision on federal protections for monarch butterflies
Read full article: Trump administration delays decision on federal protections for monarch butterfliesThe Trump administration has delayed a decision on whether to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies indefinitely.
Treasury rachets up investigations targeting Minnesota's Somali community for fraud
Read full article: Treasury rachets up investigations targeting Minnesota's Somali community for fraudThe Treasury Department is targeting businesses used to send money abroad as President Donald Trump's administration ramps up investigations into fraud within Minnesota's Somali community.
Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image
Read full article: Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his imageThe Trump administration argues that providing real-time American Sign Language interpretation for events like White House press briefings would intrude on the president’s control over his public image.
Man's death on roller coaster at Universal Orlando Resort ruled accidental
Read full article: Man's death on roller coaster at Universal Orlando Resort ruled accidentalThe death of a 32-year-old man after riding a high-speed roller coaster at Universal Epic Universe has been ruled accidental.
New York is the 8th state found to have improperly issued commercial driver's licenses to immigrants
Read full article: New York is the 8th state found to have improperly issued commercial driver's licenses to immigrantsThe federal government continues to find states improperly issuing commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants that remain valid after their authorization to be in the country expires, putting millions of dollars of funding at risk.
House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton and Andrew from Epstein's estate
Read full article: House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton and Andrew from Epstein's estatePresident Donald Trump says he hasn’t seen the photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate released Friday by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, but says they are not a big deal.
Somali flag flown outside Vermont school building over Trump 'garbage' slur brings threats
Read full article: Somali flag flown outside Vermont school building over Trump 'garbage' slur brings threatsA Vermont school district is receiving racist and threatening messages after raising a Somali flag at a school building last week.
Efforts to require Asian American history in schools after anti-Asian hate starting to pay off
Read full article: Efforts to require Asian American history in schools after anti-Asian hate starting to pay offSince pandemic-fueled anti-Asian hate surged in 2020, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander advocates have mobilized to make AAPI history mandatory learning.
Converts are finding Eastern Orthodoxy online. The church wants to help them commune face-to-face
Read full article: Converts are finding Eastern Orthodoxy online. The church wants to help them commune face-to-faceEastern Orthodoxy in the U.S. is experiencing a surge in converts, partly due to online content.
This holiday season isn't very merry for consumers, an AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: This holiday season isn't very merry for consumers, an AP-NORC poll findsA new AP-NORC poll finds this holiday season isn’t quite so merry for American shoppers as large shares of them are dipping into savings, scouring for bargains and feeling like the overall economy is stuck in a rut under President Donald Trump.
Sherrone Moore charged with stalking, home invasion after being fired as Michigan football coach
Read full article: Sherrone Moore charged with stalking, home invasion after being fired as Michigan football coachProsecutors say fired University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore threatened to kill himself in front of a woman with whom he had been having an affair after she broke off the relationship and reported it to school officials.
Federal judge issues order to prohibit immigration officials from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Read full article: Federal judge issues order to prohibit immigration officials from detaining Kilmar Abrego GarciaKilmar Abrego Garcia has walked away after a scheduled appointment at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office after a federal judge ordered that officials could not detain him.
Immigration crackdown leaves teens to care for siblings after parents get detained
Read full article: Immigration crackdown leaves teens to care for siblings after parents get detainedAn immigration crackdown in Louisiana has forced some teenagers to grow up fast after their parents were arrested by federal agents.
2 Wisconsin congressional redistricting lawsuits may not resolve by 2026 midterm election
Read full article: 2 Wisconsin congressional redistricting lawsuits may not resolve by 2026 midterm electionA pair of lawsuits seeking to redraw congressional boundary lines that currently favor Republicans in Wisconsin are on track to be resolved after the 2026 midterms.
Court blocks the release of hundreds of immigrants arrested in a Chicago-area crackdown
Read full article: Court blocks the release of hundreds of immigrants arrested in a Chicago-area crackdownA federal appeals court has blocked the immediate release of hundreds of immigrants detained during a Chicago-area immigration crackdown.
New coins will commemorate 250th anniversary of American independence. Here's how they'll look
Read full article: New coins will commemorate 250th anniversary of American independence. Here's how they'll lookThe U.S. Mint has unveiled designs for coins commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence.
Florida's capital city approves plan to sell golf course built on slaves' graves, despite outcry
Read full article: Florida's capital city approves plan to sell golf course built on slaves' graves, despite outcryLocal officials in Florida’s capital city have voted to sell a city-owned golf course built on top of the graves of enslaved people to a once-segregated country club.
Gas explosion in San Francisco Bay Area damages homes, 6 taken to hospitals
Read full article: Gas explosion in San Francisco Bay Area damages homes, 6 taken to hospitalsFire officials say six people have been taken to hospitals after a gas explosion started a major fire in a San Francisco Bay Area suburb.
Hearing on whether ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO is mentally fit to stand trial for sex trafficking set
Read full article: Hearing on whether ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO is mentally fit to stand trial for sex trafficking setThe former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch is facing a court hearing to determine whether he’s competent to stand trial for alleged sex trafficking after being hospitalized for dementia and Alzheimer’s symptoms.
US national park gift shops ordered to purge merchandise promoting DEI
Read full article: US national park gift shops ordered to purge merchandise promoting DEIThe Trump administration is expanding its crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion by ordering national parks to remove certain items from gift shops.
Treasury Secretary Bessent calls for looser regulations for the U.S. financial system
Read full article: Treasury Secretary Bessent calls for looser regulations for the U.S. financial systemU.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is proposing changes to the Financial Stability Oversight Council.
Senators seek to change bill that allows military to operate just like before the DC plane crash
Read full article: Senators seek to change bill that allows military to operate just like before the DC plane crashSenators from both parties are pushing to change a defense bill after crash investigators and victims' families warned it could undo key safety reforms.
MyPillow founder and Trump supporter Mike Lindell says he’s running for Minnesota governor in 2026
Read full article: MyPillow founder and Trump supporter Mike Lindell says he’s running for Minnesota governor in 2026Mike Lindell, the fervent supporter of President Donald Trump known to TV viewers as the “MyPillow Guy,” says he’s running for Minnesota governor in 2026.
Trump's handling of the economy is at its lowest point in AP-NORC polling
Read full article: Trump's handling of the economy is at its lowest point in AP-NORC pollingA new AP-NORC poll finds President Donald Trump’s approval on the economy has fallen substantially since he reentered the White House.
Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT's alleged role in Connecticut murder-suicide
Read full article: Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT's alleged role in Connecticut murder-suicideThe heirs of an 83-year-old Connecticut woman are suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for wrongful death.
Tens of thousands ordered to flee flooding after torrential rain in Pacific Northwest
Read full article: Tens of thousands ordered to flee flooding after torrential rain in Pacific NorthwestWashington state is under a state of emergency from a barrage of torrential rain that's sent rivers flowing over their banks, caused mudslides to close highways and trapped people in floodwaters.
Without affirmative action, elite colleges are prioritizing economic diversity in admissions
Read full article: Without affirmative action, elite colleges are prioritizing economic diversity in admissionsSome of the nation’s most prestigious colleges have been enrolling record numbers of low-income students as campuses prioritize economic diversity in the wake of a ban on affirmative action.
Senators clash over Trump's National Guard deployments as military leaders face questioning
Read full article: Senators clash over Trump's National Guard deployments as military leaders face questioningMembers of the Senate Armed Services Committee are clashing over President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in American cities.
The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk appears in court for 1st time as a judge weighs media access
Read full article: The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk appears in court for 1st time as a judge weighs media accessThe Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk has made his first in-person court appearance as his attorneys push to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case.
What to know as trial nears for the Wisconsin judge accused of helping an immigrant dodge agents
Read full article: What to know as trial nears for the Wisconsin judge accused of helping an immigrant dodge agentsDefense attorneys and prosecutors have selected the jurors who will decide whether a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal officers broke the law.
Tennessee executes Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection for killing college student in 1988
Read full article: Tennessee executes Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection for killing college student in 1988Tennessee has executed Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection for the 1988 rape and murder of 20-year-old Karen Pulley, a student at Chattanooga State Community College.
Trump administration adds militarized zone in California along southern US border
Read full article: Trump administration adds militarized zone in California along southern US borderThe Trump administration is adding another militarized zone to the southern U.S. border to support border security operations — this time in California.
West Virginia National Guard member killed in DC is shooting laid to rest
Read full article: West Virginia National Guard member killed in DC is shooting laid to restA private funeral has been held for a West Virginia National Guard member who was shot to death last month in the nation’s capital.